I'd like to be anonymous for this story, as I am still at this event.
I am a musician. Every year I attend a brass chamber music workshop at a university in Northern California. I am currently here. As I am not boosted, will not be boosted and am sorry I got the first 2 jabs, I was not going to be allowed to go this year without the booster. I finally got them to relent and also accept vaxx + having had covid + a negative test.
This is a 2 week event and there are about 80 people each week. About a dozen of us stay for the whole 2 weeks. So, every day we put 4-10 people each in small classrooms where we blow brass instruments at each other. Then on our breaks when we go outside it is highly suggested that we mask. (I haven't and will not put on a mask) There are also people here that wear "music masks". These are masks with holes in them to put your mouthpiece through. Wrap your head around that. A mask with a hole in it.
The level of fear and mis-information with this group of people is astounding. I feel like I'm the only sane person in the asylum.
I am also a musician, and my contract for this season was just voided because I refuse to wear a mask during rehearsals. While the strings and percussion are masked, winds and brass don’t have to wear them. And masks are optional at the performances. It is beyond ridiculous.
This is a policy the board voluntarily made (in our state, masks are not required) due to a handful of musicians who won’t play unless “everyone is masked”. First, NOT everyone is masked. Second, why are they making decisions based on the handful of people who want to control everyone else instead of the handful of us brave ones who speak up because we just want to be left alone?
Btw, a friend of mine who plays in a major US orchestra ended up in the hospital with pneumonia from wearing a mask at rehearsal for just 3 hours a day. A former student had a root canal from wearing a mask at school. A ROOT CANAL. She is 18. Neither of these people is a dirty slob, they are both meticulously clean. Masks are filthy joy killers.
So sorry to hear that, hang in there and stay strong. I'm really lucky that once whatever venue or rehearsal hall we were in dropped its mask requirement every group I played in went mask optional with no resistance that I'm aware of (every conductor seemed relieved to be able to conduct bare-faced again!) The only orchestra policies I was ever subject to were vaxx proof and for one prof. orchestra -- the one that did NOT require a vaxx - a negative rapid test prior to each rehearsal, paid for by the orchestra and administered when you arrived (had to to arrive 20-30 minutes early.)
I'm a mezzo soprano, had sung for years as a volunteer in the University chorale in my city. When covid came along in 2020 the chorale quit meeting but tried to zoom rehearsals and then zoom the final spring concert. I bailed on that. And heard the performance was a mess.
They took a year off then started up again but the singers practiced and performed wearing masks. I took a pass on that too.
Then the shots were mandated by the University and are to this day, despite their miserable failure to do anything but injure. So I'm out of the chorale like several other experienced singers who won't bend over and take it for the team.
Good comment. Cannot be good to kill your mouth microbiome. Who knows what will grow back afterwards, may be worse yeast and bacteria than before. Avoid disinfectants like you want to avoid antibiotics.
Great advice. I take 10k units of D3 daily plus zinc, Quercetin, C, etc. I have everything else staged should I or hubby ever get C19. Including the povidone, nebulizer, etc. I’m assuming the commercial gargle is okay since I spit it out and use only occasionally. But it works! A teeny sore throat, I gargle once and it’s gone!
The "music masks" had to be among the stupidest things I saw come out of the last two years, especially for wind instruments. No idea who came up with that nonsense.
Flutes also have this weird little condom-like thing that they put at the end of the flute. Why does no one think that the hole in the face mask and the many holes in the middle of the flute don’t matter?
Did you know they made entire bags that covered the flutes with two holes for the hands? It was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever seen, saw an instagram of Julliard flute students using them in tandem with ridiculous masks with holes. You couldn't even see their flutes!
Wow! I never saw this technique. I just saw what they did to my daughter. They also had her sit far far away from the rest of her tiny little middle school orchestra comprised of stringed instruments other than her.
No logic to it - just theater.... :/ I guess they're at least not those horrible portable isolated plastic tent-like things we saw pictures of at one point during the craziest of times....
I play bass with a Big Band. Two of the members -- the drummer and a sax player -- are the sole masketarians at this point. The sax player wears that silly holey wind mask.
The funny part is that the unmasked brass players leave a pool of spit on the floor from emptying their spit valves. They do not bother to place cloth or a towel underneath to catch it or to clean up afterwards. The spit might be embossed with COVID virions! But nobody says anything it seems, even though this is a breach of basic hygiene and simple consideration, COVID or no COVID.
I have other stories about COVID Mania, the vax, and the "music scene" but I do not wish to empty my spit valve all at once!
The classical arts compete with tech, universities, libraries and museums for most woke and most progressive.
I am a woodwind player on the East Coast - classically trained, advanced player, play in local symphonies, do occasional gigs, occasionally even get a union wage. I consider myself professional, though it is not my day job or a notable source of income by any means. Not playing music with others for 18 months nearly killed me.
The ONLY reason I gave in and got a J&J last summer was that three of my symphony gigs required a vaxx and the thought of not playing a Brahms or Beethoven symphony again bothered me more than getting a non-mRNA shot. I refused to play in a mask or with a bell cover but fortunately at the level I play at, most musicians also refused that level of ridiculousness which would so heavily compromise their sound/playing. However, even as of my last gig in June 2022, there is one horn player *STILL* playing in a mask with a hole for the mouthpiece. Clown world.
Since fall 2021 I've seen most of the fear melt away in the wind/brass communities, the strings a little less so. Maybe 25% of strings still mask, violinists in my experience appear to be the most neurotic, LOL. There is the occasional wind player here/there that blows their instrument for 2-3 hours in close proximity of 20-25 others blowing a wind/brass instrument and then slaps on the N95 after rehearsal like a good little boy or girl going getting up to go to the bathroom at a restaurant back in the darkest of days. But that becomes more rare and rare.
Glad to hear that most are slowly realizing the insanity behind all of this. Kind of like that SNL skit a month or two back where they were poking not-so-subtle fun at the crazy measures that were imposed with little good effect. (Like "let's build structures for restaurants over the sidewalks so they are still 'outdoors' even though there are walls and a roof.")
Sadly, I can picture some people still wearing masks while playing a wind instrument or masking up at rehearsals while playing a wind instrument. I've seen a couple, even around the DFW area. :(
Same with my ukulele group...I have to just sit there and shut up while everyone talks about how we are "engaging in a risky activity"- P.S. Most of the members have been "sick"- tested positive for a summer cold- and I have been the healthy one the last year+ (started up the group in May 2021 much to the chagrin of our "Prez"- said we had a "moral responsibility". I emailed the group and told them I would be in the reserved room and people can make their own, adult decisions...DUH!) He hates me...and loves covid talk.
one of my favorite groups here in nyc is made up of members who play many different styles of music with other acts. i thought they were a pretty wild bunch until the lockdown since they tried to keep performing even after most venues had closed their doors in march of 2020. they were also one of the first groups to start a live residency after the mayor lifted the winter muzzle regulations two years later...and then promptly had to cancel it when someone in the group tested positive. no symptoms, of course.
they're also tied into the nonprofit gravy train, which may have a lot to do with this. in december 2020 they sent out a mass email for a free show they were putting on, facial compliance accessory required. the noncompliant like myself were also invited...but were warned that we would have to watch from outside the venue. graciously, the group were going to open the windows so that we could hear the show! during one of the coldest weeks of that winter, by the way.
and now both lincoln center and carnegie hall require boosters. obviously, only a fraction of their income is from ticket sales, but it's funny that they would want to destroy their entire customer base - especially since the average age of classical concertgoers here is 60+
That’s the point: destroy the fabric of society, demoralize the people, make them sick and strip every last shred of money, hope and health before they die.
Worse than worthless masks, fear psyops worsening a mental health crisis, civilization destroyingly stupid lockdowns, and of course mandated clotshots.
Every strategy they have come up with has made the situation worse. And today Fauci said if he could do it all over again, he would have pushed for more stringent measures.
With the WEF oligarchs in firm control of western world governments, it feels like our collective fate is riding on SADS getting so bad that they can't spin their way out of it.
Australia, China, New Zealand, no failure can be spectacular enough to shake them out of their Event 201 inspired delusions. Fauci's comments today are the covid version of "the problem is true communism has never been tried"
The world owes a debt of gratitude to the Chinese for enduring the worst lockdowns to showcase to the world how ineffective and horrible they are. People jumping out of their windows, starving in their homes and dying for lack of treatment for other ailments. People ruined financially, businesses closed. All for a disease barely worse than the flu that preys the most on people above the average life expectancy and in poor health. China stopped the city wide lockdowns, but continue with smaller scale lockdowns. People are terrorized into not living normally or risk getting locked down again. Just the threat of lockdowns is a cancer that continues destroying civilization.
Perhaps Fauci recognizes that of their crimes so far, public support for punishing "the experts" that were so stupid as to advocate for lockdowns is high enough to pretend he had nothing to do with it.
A nation of over 350 million people suddenly forgot how scientific inquiry works and, armed with this handicap, allowed their government to strip them of civil liberties essential to that nation's character and enshrined in its earliest documents, severely damaging the health and lives of its citizens, especially its children, and creating ongoing social upheaval whose economic impact can be counted in the billions.
The citizens of this country allowed the entire government that did this to remain in power, and not a single individual at any level has faced disciplinary or criminal consequences for their behavior.
I know, it sounds unbelievable, but I saw it myself.
Risk of commitment exists for those that still question the safety of the shots, or aren't willing to put a Ukrainian flag into their bio along with their pronouns.
Discipline? With Birx they have now started the phase of publicly bragging about what they got away with. She takes credit for fear mongering asymptomatic spread, as well as admits to exaggerating benefits of the shots to increase uptake.
Unfortunately for everyone, we need a lot more SADS before they change course.
This will be short. I’m too depressed to make more of an effort. I’m an ICU RN, working at a large teaching/research hospital. I’m unvaxed & have a religious exemption. I’ve lost my family and my friends. My parents died. My brother & his family have rejected me bc of my unvaxed status. Very few ppl at my hospital are unvaccinated and I’m considered a trouble maker, a religious nut, a conspiracy theorist. Every shift is dangerously understaffed bc of staff illness & death. I’ve learned not to ask about ppl I haven’t seen in a while…. RNs & MDs disappear…. they are having strokes & MIs. Some are dead. The “fortunate “ ones are simply in quarantine, battling another C19 infection. And yet, the majority of my colleagues refuse to question the jab. Most days I manage. Today isn’t one of those days. I feel so pessimistic & angry. I’m lonely & I’m tired.
Hang in there! Nurse here that was fired after 16 years . Worked through the pandemic with respiratory patients, Trachs and vents, ran neb treatments the whole time. Watched as the higher ups at the facility snuck their family members in the back door to cut the line for the jab . Shameful ! Fired a handful of us for not getting the shot.
Fellow coworker 35 years as a great nurse left nursing. They wonder why there’s a shortage. I feel your pain every day. I have little faith in the medical establishment. Currently working at another facility that took my exemption but am astonished and depressed by what I’ve seen over the past 2 years.
Lost respect for so many people I use to work with. Such sheep
Very good friend went into hospital administration early 2020 and she is hook line and sinker brainwashed. I have a very hard time having any interactions with her anymore. Hospitals weren’t allowing any exemptions and she was completely on board with this. I was shocked and appalled. She would probably turn me in one day. She’s small town raised and very religious.
It sounds absolutely horrible. Try to hang in there - I was harrassed and finally rejected by family member, lost my in class teaching job, and have been restricted most of last winter from going anywhere by our draconian mandates. I still cannot travel freely without testing and quarantining. However, we are right, and eventually everyone will know that. The truth will out - they can't hide it forever. We will be vindicated. And - best of all - you have maintained control over your body, and protected your health - the most important thing!
I’m in healthcare too. Vascular surgery. The amount of disease I’ve seen in young people is unbelievable. Been doing this for 15yrs. It’s incredibly depressing and I understand where you are emotionally and spiritually. I feel physically sick every time I’m in the hospital. Your not alone
Dear August. Find a freedom fighter group near you. They are out there. I also found a wide awake church near me. Being with like-minded souls is very healing. Also there are many new alternative (functional/integrative) medical practices opening up all over the US who desperately need nurses to staff these new practices. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you.
I am so sorry you're going through all this horror and it's getting you down. Please don't give up and I hope you can connect with another sane person. You know that you are not alone in your experiences. I wish I could give you a huge, real, physical hug.
August, I'm sorry for your situation. My RN spouse has worked with a Religious Exemption in two major hospitals (both Catholic) in our city, under similar conditions. She inquired about an RE from the first one, but was told "we don't give RE's." She requested one anyway, and got it. (The same charge nurse asked her "Why didn't you tell me we gave REs?" - seriously.)
Just recently changed to the second hospital. Told the recruiter in no uncertain terms "I'm not going there without an RE." Was told "the hospital has a committee that meets to determine whether to grant an RE." RE paperwork was extremely invasive, e.g., "Give several examples of how your religious views are obvious in your daily life." Submitted paperwork, RE granted in less than an hour. (Apparently the committee reads very quickly. LOL)
That's heartbreaking. My sister is an RN at a large hospital and you sound like her although she hasn't mentioned RNs and MDs disappearing - only that the hospital is woefully understaffed. She never gets sick. And thankfully, our siblings and their spouses are on the same page.
I admire and respect you. I’m not an RN, but my daughter is. Surgical circulator at a hospital in the Phoenix area. Managed to get a religious exemption. Constantly ill with sinus/respiratory stuff due to her being required to mask during her entire shift (instead of only during surgery). It’s all so evil- there’s really no other way to describe it. I’m with you, for what it’s worth.
Take heart. Me too. Get outside. Take some nature walks w/o device. Where did colleagues "leave off" with their critical thinking? So much legit science has been put forth, yet egos block intellect with so many low-grade MDs, who knew? I though learning was supposed to be ongoing in medicine? Check out Drs. McCullough & Malone if you haven't. Peace to you August.
This hits me too. I am not on speaking terms with much of my immediate family. I relented with my parents, because they are old and are victims of the propaganda machine. My siblings on the other hand should have known better, and until they admit they were wrong, I have no need to have them near my kids.
Hi August. I feel like you most days. The fear in this society is off the charts, and not any way to live a meaningful life. I don't know your religious background, but you may feel a little comfort in this:
While flying to Hawaii last week, a family sitting behind us were all masked up...we were not. The mother says to her 10 or 11 year old son "keep your mask over your nose, I don't want you to end up in the hospital..." I didn't see what happened, I just heard it. When getting off the plane, I saw the mother, in two or three masks, with the outer mask sporting her Ukraine flag. The husband never spoke, at least I never heard him talk. The poor kids just had that "deer in the headlights" type stare.
I feel bad for the kids, they have no chance. I'm sure they are jabbed as well.
My son and I booked a flight to Hawaii as soon as the mask mandate went away to go visit my family. Got stuck next to two crazies that took hand sanitizer to their whole surrounding area and wore N95s (except to eat and drink so they were totally safe!)
My son and I manage to stay out of the hospital even though we dared to fly with naked faces. If I truly feared that my kids would end up in the hospital, I wouldn't take a six hour flight, even with masks.
Hope they got to take their masks off on the beach...if they were allowed to go that is....sand is dirty!
Before all of this I had a preschool age child for speech therapy. Mom always came with a mask on. I just thought maybe she had bad allergies or something so never asked. As sessions went on with the little girl, she would ask me if there were germs on whatever we happened to be doing-a game, flash-cards, books. I finally got fed up and said "Yes, there are germs EVERYWHERE! Germs are good for you!" I wonder if she ever told her mom what I said and often think about what further damage this mom did the last 2+ years. Poor kids.
Imagine if you told her that common colds are good for you (which they are, as they upgrade your immune system constantly). You'd be in prison for threatening to kill everyone.
And when I do I get yelled at...I was "planting seeds" in Walmart in April of 2020 telling people "I am not sick" while trying to shop normally and not heeding the "one way" arrows. It was over for me then!
The number of sad broken brains from the scamdemic is astounding. I will admit there are far fewer people down here in SC wearing masks and most everyone I encounter is back to normal. There are a few here who continue to mask up. The worst offender I saw was the Chinese restaurant in my small town. They had sealed the space between the counter/kitchen and the restaurant itself (chairs/tables still roped off to the side) and built a makeshift wall out of plexiglass, plywood and corrugated. The cashier is behind the plexiglass with a microphone/speaker set up. Money and food are exchanged through a double flapped box which I think is supposed to act as an airlock but nearly had me doubled over in laughter. Oh and the attorney during my closing (me and my real estate agent the only others in the room unmasked) did the entire closing with a useless cloth mask on.
The saddest personal experience was my Uncle's unveiling last August. Family was a mix of ages, some of us still purebloods. So the ceremony happens, a mix of masked and unmasked folk. Most of us go to the local diner afterwards (don't ask its a family tradition). When done, my father invites an aunt and uncle to come back to the house which they do. They settle on one couch in the living room, they remove their dopey N95s and my folks and I settle on the opposing couch. An hour later, my father reveals that the children and I are not jabbed. Gosh the horror. My aunt looks panicked. She quickly puts her mask back on, they stand up and beat feet out of the house. I haven't heard much about/from these relatives to this day as they've now found out that their once highly respected niece is one of them dirty unwashed conspiracy loving unvaxxed.
When we sold a house in another state, the notary called and requested that when he came to our house would everyone in the house please be masked. I told my husband oh hell no you don't come into my home and require I wear a mask so we set up a table in our garage and left the door open. He came wearing a mask and gloves and proudly stated that he was fully vaccinated. Absolutely nuts!
You had the right approach. You can't dictate to me what I do in my home. It has been amusing to see the differences between NJ (northeast NJ at that) and SC. In NJ, everyone coming to the house, be it someone buying my loom off Facebook marketplace to the exterminator, wore a mask. Here, I've had in home deliveries from Amazon for a couch, AT&T installing my internet connection, Home Depot setting up appliances, and folks from the builder all in and out of the new house since 7/8. Not a single mask amongst them nor one hanging on an arm or sticking out of a pocket. Its refreshing!
Thank you! I’m in the midlands area. I wish I’d been here much earlier. But I had twins in 10th grade and didn’t want to uproot them. Didn’t consider SC until living through the totalitarian regime in NJ and sought a freer life. The lack of snow is a bonus! I suspect this area near Columbia had higher mask uptake as it does seem to be the bluest area of the state. There’s minimal masking as I go into various stores but it is all peaceful and no dirty looks as I walk around showing my full face. If they want to cling to that that’s their problem. The rest of us are living free!
I generally don't just like I won't walk into a store that requires masks. I'll take my dollars elsewhere. I did this one time since it was getting late and the sidewalks were rolling up in this sleepy southern town. My daughter and I were getting hungry and it was either there or fast food. Probably should have gone with the fast food as this place was pretty terrible.
It is a Jewish ceremony that happens somewhere around the 1 year mark after someone has passed. There is a graveside ceremony where the headstone is "unveiled" and revealed. Prayers are said. Tears are cried and people are hugged.
Our local Chinese food restaurant - in the middle of Indiana where many people never bought into Coronamania - STILL has this setup inside their business. I’ve rarely seen anyone masked in over a year around here, (with the exception of medical offices and hospitals, which refuse to drop their mask “mandates” until the CDC drops the recommendation) and only the random nuts still act like Covid is a big deal…but that “anti-Covid” plexiglass and plastic sheeting still remains up at the local Chinese restaurant.
I wonder what it is about Chinese restaurants that had them react like this. My encounter was on July 15 of this year in the middle of South Carolina. I really was surprised since I don’t recall seeing anything remotely like this in NJ before I left. I really hate seeing cashiers in stores wearing masks and behind small plexiglass shields. Marxist class struggle in action.
As I've stated before, I am a bit thankful for the scamdemic because now I know which of my former friends and family would rat me out to the authorities if it ever came to that. Another side benefit: I'm down to half a box of Christmas cards.
I see many who just don’t want to take the time away from their busy lives to study or care. I guess as long as “they” don’t have any symptoms its something else not the jab/jabs.
Some don’t even have to study or take a break from their busy lives of playing candy crush. My parents fall into that category. I repeatedly shared info that I found from team reality and didn’t get much traction. My father’s reaction was “muh too many facts and figures in there” or tl;dr. Mom sort of joined team reality at least towards the vax when I got her to read RFK’s book on fauci and only did because it wasn’t written by a dirty republican.
I’m with Mark on this call, can’t is the word. For smart educated people can’t think outside the box.
This is one I've mentioned before. Remember when Faux-xi / Birx told us we must not eat Thanksgiving with our families? One of my wife's relatives made a huge deal about it, and even setup a picnic table outside her dining room window for visiting relatives, heads of state, etc. (Complete, of course, with loads of virtue signaling photos on FascistBook.) It happened that it was dreadfully cold that Thanksgiving too.
Within 3 days, the same uber-virtue relative posted a pic of herself and several of her jowliest BFFs sitting in a very crowded restaurant - literally should-touching-shoulder.
Fellow denizen of the Pacific Coast Autonomous Zone, north-southern division. During this entire time we've formed freedom groups here in SF & all over the bay area and got together w/picnics, dance lessons, houses bursting at the seams for holiday meals, soccer matches, you name it, while the fearful cowered alone inside. Well, the normies are creeping out, and one of the young women (keeping her mask on during practices) my wife plays soccer with, finally decided to have her wedding, at an outdoor venue in Marin County. We were invited, and I asked my wife if they needed a vaxpass, and she said the couple knew we weren't vaxxed, & since there was nothing written on the invite, we accepted the invitation. Then I realized that my dress shirts were either too small or too stained, so I rushed ordered a couple of them mailorder to arrive before the big day. The day the shirts arrived, my wife received an email announcing that all guests were to show either proof of vax or a negative test from the previous 48-hours pre-wedding day. Well, we don't play any of that game, and we sent the couple our apologies. 2 days after the wedding, the bride sent out an A-Z message that a few guests had come down with COVID. Fancy that. At least I have a couple of new dress shirts for my next fancy event in Florida or Texas.
I live about 90 minutes from the bay area and have to go often (I loathe it b/c of the insanity/depressed state of folks) due to work, family or friends. Would love to connect with these freedom groups.
There's pretty much one in every county, and they try to meet a few times a month. I'm in Sane Francisco and our main organizer has a substack: https://sanefrancisco.substack.com/. Also Marin Freedom Rising has one I believe. Not sure about Save Our Sonoma, Luminary Village (east bay), Harmony Village (peninsula), but most also have telegram groups. Email me at dougyoung2009@protonmail.com and I might be able to get you more info about upcoming events.
The Cheeseboard in Berkeley is still closed for weekend lunch service. I emailed them a year ago and they attributed to COVID. I had to email back (kinda trolling and curious at the same time) as to when they'd be back open. Now they're telling me that they're having staffing issues.
I live in Berkeley and would love to learn of freedom groups in the East Bay. Nabolom Bakery, a descendant of the Cheeseboard, still requires masks and the person taking orders is still behind plexiglass. Meanwhile they have a mural on their window which says Black Lives Matter/Defund The Police/End White Supremacy and Keep The Fire Burning. Figures.
I used to love Nabolom when I lived in that neighborhood. Hadn't thought about them for years, but they were so woke 20 years ago so I'm not surprised.
Keep the fire burning? I don't think the rather ill-tempered lesbian co-owner would appreciate if that fire came to her nice bakery.
The pizza and baked goods continue to be excellent but now there's still no place inside the space to enjoy them. I have the sense that the masking there will continue indefinitely.
Ever see live music at the Freight and Salvage, Doug? They've had a very nice downtown location since 2009. They, too, require masks and pseudo-vax checks. And yes it says Black Lives Matter on their marquee. Meanwhile Yoshi's in Jack London Square has none of that nonsense.
Ripple, are there any restaurants, bars, bakeries that are still worth a trip from the central valley? I used to visit Berkeley, and the East Bay, often (great wine shop - Vintage Berkeley) but have been reluctant to go because of masks, plexiglass and in-your-face social justice nonsense.
Yes there are, most of them have dropped the mask nonsense. There's the rooftop bar/restaurant called Study Hall atop the recently opened Residence Inn downtown. Pricey but good food and drink and great views. I also highly recommend Fournée Bakery by the Claremont. No more masking required but they limit the number of people inside their small space.
I'm in the same freedom groups and I know stories like this. Chances are that those requirements come from the venue, but the organizers can't pass on this specific venue, got a good deal, got coerced into those conditions or something. It's like, you have to put yourself in the friend's shoes, she was required to send this message but doesn't mean it. Don't worry, flash your fake vx card/test, nobody is really checking. It's all very corrupt. Covid incubation period is longer than 2 days.
Sure, they said it was the venue, amazingly called the The Outdoor Art Club. I won't use a fakey, I need to fight this until no one can ever do it to us again (& the couple would be curious why about we changed our mind about all this). If we play the game, we're no different than those totalitarian countries were people lead their public life playing by the rules & their private life behind closed doors.
good for you! all my friends in nyc have the fake card. somebody gave me one for my birthday, either i threw it out or misplaced it. i keep telling them this is a workaround, wait til it goes digital - and it will - and then everybody will be zucked. good thing we have lots of bars, restaurants etc. that don't comply.
My brother-in-law is currently triple vaxxed. Days after third shot/booster, he got pericarditis. He's been on medication for many months now - unable to get off without inflammation returning again. My hubs had hoped to share with him the statistics on the vax and heart inflammation but couldn't muster up the courage (?) after his brother shared with him his enthusiasm to get his next booster in the fall. Mercifully my brother-in-law's cardiologist suggested he wait for his next booster until his heart inflammation is under control. Leaving my husband and I confused as to what to pray for - 1) long term inflammation or 2) recovery and booster.
In the original Pfizer trials, anyone that developed a bad reaction after the first shot was kicked out of the study. Pfizer recognized bad reactions as a red flag to stop administering the shot since they didn't want to risk the appearance of safety.
It's incredible to see the brainwashing of doctors so complete that they continue encouraging people with bad reactions to keep getting these shots. Critical thinking completely wiped out.
There's a sad video going around of a 29 year old woman on tiktok with horrible eczema. She says she barely had it before the vax. And after each of her three (3!) shots, it got progressively worse each time. At the end she is crying she just did what everyone was telling her to do.
Personally, I think some people deserve some grace. At the start at least; if you weren't paying very close attention you'd be suckered in. I came very close to getting jabbed until my sister told me she wasn't going to so I started looking. The lies and pressure were so incessant that instinctively I knew it was a total scam. Then a relentless hunt for the truth ensued.
Amongst my siblings, the 2 men got jabbed & the 3 women refused. I'm lucky that it was not a point of contention - although my crazy-lib brother who in 1970 thought the planet would kill us by 1980 practiced passive aggression by messaging via FB "cartoons" about people thinking they were smarter than The Scientists. I "unfriended" him. 🤷♀️
I believe that the heart issues during the early trials is why the msm started included heart issues as a side effect of covid itself long before the trial was over and the EUA was granted to hide the fact that we were going to see a huge number after the vax rolled out.
Well, here's a link to a FDA presentation from Oct 22, 2020 (BEFORE vaccines were rolled out). A slide will fly by with a duration of about 1/4 second (they skipped over this on purpose). Slow it way down, refresh the link and pause it when it gets to that slide. You'll see that they knew about specific adverse events before it was rolled out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XTiL9rUpkg&t=9219s
Same story with "friend's" husband after 2nd vax. He ended up at Mt. Sinai for heart ablation. They are in total denial that this could have anything to do with the vaxx. The doc reassured them that this damage to his heart would have been something that was in the works for a long time. The moral of the story: "The vaxx is safe an effective. Yay." 🤮
I have two 21yr old nieces with boosters and heart issues. Ablation, pacemakers, and meds recommended. 21!!! 21!!! Parents are putting it on stress. I’ve given them info. Now I’m cut off. Unreal literally. I work in healthcare so I’m not blind.
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My own story is thus: I was rooming in.a big old place near the university I was studying at. I was studying teaching. The guy that owned the place decided I should leave because I wasn’t vaxxed. He was worried that it might impact on his ability to go see his ailing father in a nursing home. I told him how absurd that position was. Unable to combat my logic he resorted to lying. He told me the neighbours had complained about me. I checked with all the neighbours and none of them had ever said a word. I confronted Mr Landlord with his lie and he told me to leave. I had nowhere to go and I could no longer study as the university required everyone to be jabbed. It was mandatory at the time to be jabbed if you went into a school which I was - doing placements. So I turned to my parents who have a large home and were happy to accommodate me for a while. They too however became anxious about my unclean status and also delivered an ultimatum. I either get jabbed or find another place to live. I left and went and lived in the forest for a while. I am a fairly experienced bushwalker so I have some equipment and a little know how. It was summer so it was quite pleasant to be in the southern forests but not ideal as you can imagine. My girlfriend has a little granny flat that she rents and she would let me stay with her but again the landlady wasn’t overly keen on me staying. Fortunately I found a place. It is 200km away but it was cheap and all mine. It’s a long term housesitting arrangement whereby I pay for the amenities. The mandates have been lifted for jabs in schools so I could return to study but the whole thing has left a bad taste in my mouth. I feel betrayed by many people and institutions. I’m not sure what I will do next but for now I have a roof over my head for the winter. Well done to all of you who maintained your dignity over the past 2+ years. You are brave, you are the warriors we sorely need these days.
I only lived in the woods out of desperation. It was impossible at the time to find accommodation being an untermensch. I didn’t fancy sleeping rough in the city. It was a mixed blessing. It taught me a lot about my own personal power but simultaneously I struggled with the social betrayal and ostracism. Looks like we both lost friends.
This is trivial compared to terrible things like families divided, but one thing that sticks out to me as a special example of covid stupidity is when the province of Ontario decided you could enter stores to buy groceries, but not other items. So what did stores like Walmart do that sell both? Why, rope off the non-food merchandise with caution tape, of course! You could browse and buy to your heart's delight if all you wanted was food, but God forbid you wander an aisle over and try to buy a garbage bin - the virus was waiting for that moment to jump out and get you, apparently. Oh, but makeup was considered essential and not roped off!
Well, here in the People's Republic of Frau Whitmer (aka - Michigan), my daughter and I decided to work on a project - a phonograph cabinet for her in March/April 2020 during our "2 weeks to stop the spread" - or more functionally known as 2 years to flatten the economy. . . . At the local Home Depot, we could not buy stain for the cabinet - you know - yellow caution tape and stuff - but. . . , we could order it online and have it sent TO THE EXACT SAME STORE for pick-up. Clown world.
Hahaha wow, that's amazing. That reminds me of another piece of idiocy. For a while at my local pet store we had to ring a bell outside the door so someone would come out and serve us. One day I did so, only to have the employee inform me that according to the government we could no longer do that, instead we had to call the store to place an order. He told me to walk a few metres down the sidewalk and call. I did so, he took my order, then I walked back to the store and rang the bell and he came out and gave it to me.
My oldest son has a small business in Ontario. One of his main suppliers requires drivers to show proof of vaccination, and wear a mask, to be loaded with gravel in a 40 acre yard. (They don't get out of the truck!)
Equal and still astounding as the mask obsessed come into a restaurant sit down and eat and boof! there's no Covid there either. Amazing these little viruses, aren't they?
I now recall last summer when a married couple visiting in town invited me to come have dinner with them at a restaurant. Within 5 minutes of sitting my lady friend asked in a chastising voice whether I had been vaxed yet? No, I replied I have natural immunity from a previous covid bout. They were both masked. Then her husband got very testy with me about not wearing a mask to which I replied, haven’t you been vaxed 2x, do you not believe the vaxes will protect you. What are you worried about? I was very confused by his lack of faith in the jabs. Plus, He was going to take his mask off soon anyhow to eat!!! It didn’t make sense to me!!!! I almost got up and left the restaurant but held on to avoid a scene etc. We ceased friendship for a while afterwards and never really resumed it totally like before this incident.
Supermarkets had those plastic “do not trespass crime scene” tapes in front of many “non essential items”.
We couldn’t buy socks, underwear, children’s toys, make up… Regarding children’s clothes, it was possible to buy clothes for babies up to 2yo but not for older ones. It was forbidden to buy books as well, even though bookstores were open. Books in supermarkets were dangerous but those in the bookstores weren’t.
Last December it was forbidden to have a drink or a coffee standing in bars. People had to sit. The virus was dangerous only from a certain height and above.
And now the circus continues with the energy crisis our own governments have created from scratch because they have decided to sanction Russia. “Turn your wifi off”, “wash this and that when you take a shower”…
Stories like this leave me speechless...? Could there be a more glaring example of the true purpose of these measures? 100% theater/punitive, 0% legitimate concern for public health/safety? Unbelievable
I sat next to a lady on a plane to Seattle who was flying in to look after her granddaughter. Her son and DIL were expecting Baby #2-due very soon. She was a nice lady and was wearing a N95 mask over a medical mask. She was jumping through hoops set by her son-vaxxed and boosted. She had to send pics of herself masked while in the airport/plane to reassure her son.
The son was a crazy super smart engineer for one of the big tech companies here-previously working in Silicon Valley before migrating to Seattle. When Baby#1 came, the lady on the plane confessed she and her husband had to change clothes in the garage and run to their rooms to shower before entering her son's main house. This was during the Covid panic when they were trying to make us afraid of our mail.
I was unmasked and unvaxxed. The more we talked she didn't care that I was. She felt the Son was overreacting but she wasn't going to go against his wishes because she wanted to see her grandchildren. Note: Her husband (the Grandpa) decided to stay home.
I live in the Pacific Coast Autonomous Zone. We still see maskers out on trails-walking and biking. On Sunday, while waiting on the corner to cross the street, a Mom in a fancy Volvo made a turn in front of us. She had the windows open, was double masked, and her kids were masked too. Safest car in the world! Ugh. They will keep voting Dem-this insanity will continue. So what if Seattle is destroyed. Yes. we contemplate moving. *sigh*
I'm on the Kitsap Peninsula. Things were never that bad here. I own a tavern and brewery. We put all the stupid signs out but never required masking. I never wore a mask. We had a few customers get a bit testy about it but this isn't Seattle. I went to a baseball game on Wednesday. The third time I've been to Seattle since clown world. It seems to be getting better finally.
I think it is better but… During our heatwave I was outside at a table having lunch. A smartly dressed Mom in her 30’s and her two kids (7-10) walked passed by wearing their fitted N95s. I’m sure the kids were vaxxed. It’s insane. I still see people driving alone with their masks on. This was on the Eastside. 🤷♀️
If there was a prize for swallowing the most Kool Aid, I'm sure Seattle would win it. A majority of people here are still fully masked in the supermarkets and often walking deserted streets on their own. The guv'nor has recently recommended a 'voluntary' indoor mask mandate as case numbers rise again.
The first time I went to Seattle during covid we met my wife's uncle for dinner in the U district. When my wife asked I said no at first since I was antimask. I changed my mind because I had to see it for myself. Couldn't believe my eyes. Nearly 100 percent outdoor mask compliance. We might have been the only two. We ate at Din Tai Fung whick we had to wear a mask to our table. It had been turned into a plexiglass maze. Through the plexiglass I could observe several people taking their mask to the side. Taking a bite. Putting their mask back on. I think this was summer of 2020? I didn't return to Seattle until May of 2022 to watch a hockey game. I just went to a baseball game and walked around a bit before that. Seems to be getting better? Fauci was at the game before and got booed. Not sure if that was from hillbillies like me going to Seattle but that was nice to see
Reminds me of the (many, many) times in Seattle I saw people driving alone in a Tesla with their masks on. This is even more ridiculous when you find out that Teslas have a "Bioweapon Defense Mode" that triggers ultra-filtration of the outside air.
Ayyy I had forgotten about my niece who made all packages and groceries quarantine in the garage for a week before they came in the house. . Except the new dishwasher and when I asked her about that she said they'd sprayed it down and anyways, the box was in the sun. . . Everyone coming home had to disrobe in the garage and then immediately jump in the shower. . . Including washing the hair.
I don't know. . . I don't ask. I've lost two actual friends over this bs, and kept one who KNOWS my opinions only because we NEVER talk about her outlook, even though I would LOVE to just listen. . . But she goes straight to emotion. No logic. Then gets too upset to talk.
She was a "if it only saves one life" virtue-signaller.
The entire Tour de France was COVID lunacy unchecked.
These athletes, (many of whom were jabbed) after completing 180+km mountain stages in the Alps and Pyrenees were required to wear masks during pre and post race interviews…OUTDOORS! So too were the staff and team support members.
The ultimate display of this dysfunction was after the end of the penultimate stage when the girlfriend and child of the declared winner, Jonas Vingegaard, were wearing face diapers while hugging each other. Thankfully, they discarded them after a few hugs.
If I were a televised athlete and the interviewer had a mask on I would point out that I had just played a game going face-to-face with other players for 2 hours and ask the interviewer, "Why are you wearing that phony mask?"
Yes, go ahead and fine me.
Where were those who could have used the mic to speak against madness?
I agree Silverbullitt. We watched every minute of every stage. I flipped out watching the cyclists forced to put a mask on to be interviewed, while they were still gasping for air. And the podium presentations - Good Lord!! I cheered when the winners had the balls to take the masks off for photographers. But did you notice the French President did not have a mask on while being driven around the course in the VIP car!?!
I did catch commentator Bob Roll talking about constant “vagueries of TDF Covid rules” when announcing the riders forced to abandon and allowed to stay with “positive” tests.
I am no longer certified, because my office's Industrial Hygienist (IH) was going to require me to wear a mask to attend, because I am unvaccinated. I reminded him that paper/cloth masks don't stop anything smaller than a leaf or a bee, and that true air filtering for a virus will only be accomplished by a P100 filter, with a sealed mask. The IH told me that a surggical mask will stop the covid virus. I couldn't stop laughing when I was told I could not attend, unmasked. This IH is a person, who, supposedly, understands how respirators work, how the filters function, why a mask needs to seal, how beards cannot be worn, etc. Covidian's are part of a religion, not a science.
At least when office people don't understand you can kind of get over it. But people working with hazardous substances? It must be really comical. Also must wear mask after everyone already jabbed and 'fully' protected?
Imagine disinviting your own mother from your wedding because you're afraid of getting a flu... that you've already had, despite having the thing that was supposed to keep you from getting it, that your mother doesn't and thus you think she's a danger to you.
This level of stupidity confuses me as to whether to laugh or cry.
So everyone’s family has a crazy aunt, right? I promised my Dad on his death bed I’d look after his sister. She was never married, lived in CT. Only living relatives were my brother (CA) and me (MD). Beneficiary of her will was the ASPCA - except for personal items that went to me such as pictures of my Dad (super grateful for that!!!) I visited her regularly, cleaned, got her food, washed her sheets. Kept her in her house as long as possible.
Just before the pandemic, she became unable to care for herself and was moved into a nursing home. My last visit (I had no idea it was the last) I brought her pictures of her parents and grandparents and listened to her disjointed stories about all of them. Promised her I’d come back soon. Spoiler alert: I didn’t.
Covid lockdowns happen, I can’t visit. Then she becomes very ill. But, no visitors allowed, b/c Covid. So she died absolutely alone. (No idea of what; no copy of death cert b/c the CT folks were all home b/c of Covid at the time.)
OK, funeral? Nope, nobody from outside of CT and less than 5 people could attend. So, she not only died alone, she died un-mourned by those who loved her.
OK, burial????? Nope, nobody AT ALL could be allowed into the NYC cemetery b/c Covid. So in a nutshell, she died, alone, mourned by nobody she loved, buried alone. My heart still breaks, and I hope my father can forgive me.
It's not you that needs to be forgiven, but the demons that run this society. God sees and he knows you did all you could, and did nothing wrong. God also knows these demons who are destroying society will never repent.
The people dying alone stories are the absolute worst. Even if this was the only negative outcome of lockdowns, it would be enough in my opinion to outlaw them.
From a reader:
I'd like to be anonymous for this story, as I am still at this event.
I am a musician. Every year I attend a brass chamber music workshop at a university in Northern California. I am currently here. As I am not boosted, will not be boosted and am sorry I got the first 2 jabs, I was not going to be allowed to go this year without the booster. I finally got them to relent and also accept vaxx + having had covid + a negative test.
This is a 2 week event and there are about 80 people each week. About a dozen of us stay for the whole 2 weeks. So, every day we put 4-10 people each in small classrooms where we blow brass instruments at each other. Then on our breaks when we go outside it is highly suggested that we mask. (I haven't and will not put on a mask) There are also people here that wear "music masks". These are masks with holes in them to put your mouthpiece through. Wrap your head around that. A mask with a hole in it.
The level of fear and mis-information with this group of people is astounding. I feel like I'm the only sane person in the asylum.
I am also a musician, and my contract for this season was just voided because I refuse to wear a mask during rehearsals. While the strings and percussion are masked, winds and brass don’t have to wear them. And masks are optional at the performances. It is beyond ridiculous.
This is a policy the board voluntarily made (in our state, masks are not required) due to a handful of musicians who won’t play unless “everyone is masked”. First, NOT everyone is masked. Second, why are they making decisions based on the handful of people who want to control everyone else instead of the handful of us brave ones who speak up because we just want to be left alone?
Btw, a friend of mine who plays in a major US orchestra ended up in the hospital with pneumonia from wearing a mask at rehearsal for just 3 hours a day. A former student had a root canal from wearing a mask at school. A ROOT CANAL. She is 18. Neither of these people is a dirty slob, they are both meticulously clean. Masks are filthy joy killers.
So sorry to hear that, hang in there and stay strong. I'm really lucky that once whatever venue or rehearsal hall we were in dropped its mask requirement every group I played in went mask optional with no resistance that I'm aware of (every conductor seemed relieved to be able to conduct bare-faced again!) The only orchestra policies I was ever subject to were vaxx proof and for one prof. orchestra -- the one that did NOT require a vaxx - a negative rapid test prior to each rehearsal, paid for by the orchestra and administered when you arrived (had to to arrive 20-30 minutes early.)
I'm a mezzo soprano, had sung for years as a volunteer in the University chorale in my city. When covid came along in 2020 the chorale quit meeting but tried to zoom rehearsals and then zoom the final spring concert. I bailed on that. And heard the performance was a mess.
They took a year off then started up again but the singers practiced and performed wearing masks. I took a pass on that too.
Then the shots were mandated by the University and are to this day, despite their miserable failure to do anything but injure. So I'm out of the chorale like several other experienced singers who won't bend over and take it for the team.
Mouth cleanliness ever more important
Can try a rinse like Peroxyl occasionally or cheaper, Peroxide spray from pharmacy (but only occasionally). Kills everything
If not, rinse mouth
Rinse and spit in the am before eating or drinking anything.
I would be careful about sterliizing my mouth. Read up on doing so and its effect on bacteria and nitric oxide blood levels. Nitric oxide is good.
Good comment. Cannot be good to kill your mouth microbiome. Who knows what will grow back afterwards, may be worse yeast and bacteria than before. Avoid disinfectants like you want to avoid antibiotics.
Is it bad to gargle with something like Crest Pro Heath after being in a crowded event? I’ve read this is a good virus prevention.
That assumes that viruses are dangerous.
Read up on Dr. Malone - I think he recommends a povidone-4% peroxide inhaler.
I'm not a fan of commercial projects though I did consent to using Peroxyl before or after some oral surgery and it works very well.
You could try rinsing with any number of products from:
- warm water and sea-salt, to a
- solution of Alkalol or
- Sinu-Orega from a spray bottle
Be sure to maintain natural immunity through high Vitamin D level, sufficient rest and good diet (low sugar)
Great advice. I take 10k units of D3 daily plus zinc, Quercetin, C, etc. I have everything else staged should I or hubby ever get C19. Including the povidone, nebulizer, etc. I’m assuming the commercial gargle is okay since I spit it out and use only occasionally. But it works! A teeny sore throat, I gargle once and it’s gone!
Indeed. Have to be super careful. Peroxide is scorched earth.
If one reaches root canal stage the body is toxic. The toxicity is in the blood and can travel to the heart.
Deal only with the best of the best endo and perio doctors. Your life and health may depend on it. Either way, the infection must be removed.
If you don’t wear a stupid mask, you won’t have to sterilize your mouth. It’s not natural.
Just looking in our fridge and found Olive Leaf Extract
That is also supposed to be good to maintain oral health and it’s not scorched earth approach
NO - isn’t that an issue with ED?
Like!
The "music masks" had to be among the stupidest things I saw come out of the last two years, especially for wind instruments. No idea who came up with that nonsense.
Flutes also have this weird little condom-like thing that they put at the end of the flute. Why does no one think that the hole in the face mask and the many holes in the middle of the flute don’t matter?
Did you know they made entire bags that covered the flutes with two holes for the hands? It was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever seen, saw an instagram of Julliard flute students using them in tandem with ridiculous masks with holes. You couldn't even see their flutes!
Wow! I never saw this technique. I just saw what they did to my daughter. They also had her sit far far away from the rest of her tiny little middle school orchestra comprised of stringed instruments other than her.
(I didn’t word that well- Essentially, my point was, I’m having trouble following the logic.)
No logic to it - just theater.... :/ I guess they're at least not those horrible portable isolated plastic tent-like things we saw pictures of at one point during the craziest of times....
Ha! I never saw those visuals. I have been trying actively to tune out the loony tunes.
They were ridiculous - pic was of kids in a band room for rehearsal, but all enclosed in these portable pop-up-tent-like structures. The worst was one of the larger brass players, IIRC. It was absolute insanity. One pic that sums it up - https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02252021_2_083829-780x1228.jpg
Seen it Before - Cigarette smokers
I play bass with a Big Band. Two of the members -- the drummer and a sax player -- are the sole masketarians at this point. The sax player wears that silly holey wind mask.
The funny part is that the unmasked brass players leave a pool of spit on the floor from emptying their spit valves. They do not bother to place cloth or a towel underneath to catch it or to clean up afterwards. The spit might be embossed with COVID virions! But nobody says anything it seems, even though this is a breach of basic hygiene and simple consideration, COVID or no COVID.
I have other stories about COVID Mania, the vax, and the "music scene" but I do not wish to empty my spit valve all at once!
Tenor Horn player here - my DNA is littering the floors of many a music club . . .
I saw a video of school children rehearsing in band class and each child was in a small zip up plastic tent, separated from each other. The most insane thing I ever saw. https://people.com/human-interest/washington-high-school-band-practices-in-green-bubbles-protect-against-covid/
Award winning insanity
I have seen that also, each child in their own isolation booth. They can not hear each other I presume, so why bother....
100%.
The classical arts compete with tech, universities, libraries and museums for most woke and most progressive.
I am a woodwind player on the East Coast - classically trained, advanced player, play in local symphonies, do occasional gigs, occasionally even get a union wage. I consider myself professional, though it is not my day job or a notable source of income by any means. Not playing music with others for 18 months nearly killed me.
The ONLY reason I gave in and got a J&J last summer was that three of my symphony gigs required a vaxx and the thought of not playing a Brahms or Beethoven symphony again bothered me more than getting a non-mRNA shot. I refused to play in a mask or with a bell cover but fortunately at the level I play at, most musicians also refused that level of ridiculousness which would so heavily compromise their sound/playing. However, even as of my last gig in June 2022, there is one horn player *STILL* playing in a mask with a hole for the mouthpiece. Clown world.
Since fall 2021 I've seen most of the fear melt away in the wind/brass communities, the strings a little less so. Maybe 25% of strings still mask, violinists in my experience appear to be the most neurotic, LOL. There is the occasional wind player here/there that blows their instrument for 2-3 hours in close proximity of 20-25 others blowing a wind/brass instrument and then slaps on the N95 after rehearsal like a good little boy or girl going getting up to go to the bathroom at a restaurant back in the darkest of days. But that becomes more rare and rare.
Sad. Had good friends to dinner often, composer/violinist and costume designer, both fairly well regarded and play compose worldwide.
Last contact was handmade masks from costume friend. They got sucked in by Convid hysteria.
In war everyone loses.
Keep praying and thanks for sharing. Keep playing too, making the world a brighter place. Long love the woodwinds!
Glad to hear that most are slowly realizing the insanity behind all of this. Kind of like that SNL skit a month or two back where they were poking not-so-subtle fun at the crazy measures that were imposed with little good effect. (Like "let's build structures for restaurants over the sidewalks so they are still 'outdoors' even though there are walls and a roof.")
Sadly, I can picture some people still wearing masks while playing a wind instrument or masking up at rehearsals while playing a wind instrument. I've seen a couple, even around the DFW area. :(
A lot of mental illness imported into TX sadly
Same happened in Colorado
The strange behaviors are symptoms of a fearful people
Too much pot smoking maybe?
Um, no.
Not enough!
I’m in DFW can confirm
I don’t see too much masking up in Collin County, but Dallas is hit or miss. I just avoid going there since I don’t need to for any reason.
I hardly ever leave CC either but I am close enough to Dallas County and the university that the masking bleeds over.
Although will say Fort Worth for a major U.S. city is refreshing. Even went during June and nary a pride flag in sight
OMG. I have seen photos of the "music masks" and I thought they were a joke. I didn't think I could be shocked by the stupidity anymore. Wow!
Same with my ukulele group...I have to just sit there and shut up while everyone talks about how we are "engaging in a risky activity"- P.S. Most of the members have been "sick"- tested positive for a summer cold- and I have been the healthy one the last year+ (started up the group in May 2021 much to the chagrin of our "Prez"- said we had a "moral responsibility". I emailed the group and told them I would be in the reserved room and people can make their own, adult decisions...DUH!) He hates me...and loves covid talk.
Long Convid love you long time.
one of my favorite groups here in nyc is made up of members who play many different styles of music with other acts. i thought they were a pretty wild bunch until the lockdown since they tried to keep performing even after most venues had closed their doors in march of 2020. they were also one of the first groups to start a live residency after the mayor lifted the winter muzzle regulations two years later...and then promptly had to cancel it when someone in the group tested positive. no symptoms, of course.
they're also tied into the nonprofit gravy train, which may have a lot to do with this. in december 2020 they sent out a mass email for a free show they were putting on, facial compliance accessory required. the noncompliant like myself were also invited...but were warned that we would have to watch from outside the venue. graciously, the group were going to open the windows so that we could hear the show! during one of the coldest weeks of that winter, by the way.
and now both lincoln center and carnegie hall require boosters. obviously, only a fraction of their income is from ticket sales, but it's funny that they would want to destroy their entire customer base - especially since the average age of classical concertgoers here is 60+
That’s the point: destroy the fabric of society, demoralize the people, make them sick and strip every last shred of money, hope and health before they die.
Hopeless, Joyless, Godless, Communist Utopia
exactly. lots of room in carnegie hall and lincoln center to round up the noncompliant
Oh no
Hochul has been building camps. A NY sheriff just came out about it.
She also just lost in court because the camps are illegal. She and NYS AG Leticia James are appealing the case.
Sounds too crazy to be true but so does everything else with this massive control plan:
https://uncoverdc.com/2022/07/25/new-york-victory-on-quarantine-camp-law-is-a-huge-win-for-america/
And they are talking about her as a Dem. candidate to replace Biden in 2024. She is mentally ill.
Yes
The more evil, controllable and corrupt, the better:
Look at the NY past pols or the heels up veep
Sheriff Carpinelli video removed from FascistTube
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/wwg1wga/2022/02/19/strange-chinese-encampment-revealed-in-new-paltz-new-york
thanks for the link!
Literal maskholes
Lolll those music masks are wild.
Worse than worthless masks, fear psyops worsening a mental health crisis, civilization destroyingly stupid lockdowns, and of course mandated clotshots.
Every strategy they have come up with has made the situation worse. And today Fauci said if he could do it all over again, he would have pushed for more stringent measures.
With the WEF oligarchs in firm control of western world governments, it feels like our collective fate is riding on SADS getting so bad that they can't spin their way out of it.
“Worse” is a matter of perspective;
From their point of view things are improved:
- the herd is thinning
- they’re becoming sterile
- they harmed themselves willingly
- they’re still following along
- still no accountability for the perpetrators
Australia, China, New Zealand, no failure can be spectacular enough to shake them out of their Event 201 inspired delusions. Fauci's comments today are the covid version of "the problem is true communism has never been tried"
At least a few folks in Australia and Japan waking up. Haven’t seen too many non-sheep in NZ, unfortunately
And he is now walking back his isolation stance saying he "never supported lockdowns"-smh
The world owes a debt of gratitude to the Chinese for enduring the worst lockdowns to showcase to the world how ineffective and horrible they are. People jumping out of their windows, starving in their homes and dying for lack of treatment for other ailments. People ruined financially, businesses closed. All for a disease barely worse than the flu that preys the most on people above the average life expectancy and in poor health. China stopped the city wide lockdowns, but continue with smaller scale lockdowns. People are terrorized into not living normally or risk getting locked down again. Just the threat of lockdowns is a cancer that continues destroying civilization.
Perhaps Fauci recognizes that of their crimes so far, public support for punishing "the experts" that were so stupid as to advocate for lockdowns is high enough to pretend he had nothing to do with it.
I think this could be your winning post! Music masks with an air hole!
Mine is a real doozy. But it's short and sweet.
A nation of over 350 million people suddenly forgot how scientific inquiry works and, armed with this handicap, allowed their government to strip them of civil liberties essential to that nation's character and enshrined in its earliest documents, severely damaging the health and lives of its citizens, especially its children, and creating ongoing social upheaval whose economic impact can be counted in the billions.
The citizens of this country allowed the entire government that did this to remain in power, and not a single individual at any level has faced disciplinary or criminal consequences for their behavior.
I know, it sounds unbelievable, but I saw it myself.
Anyone to whom you might have told that story 28 months ago would have sought to have you committed.
I am certain the risk of commitment remains in force.
Risk of commitment exists for those that still question the safety of the shots, or aren't willing to put a Ukrainian flag into their bio along with their pronouns.
Discipline? With Birx they have now started the phase of publicly bragging about what they got away with. She takes credit for fear mongering asymptomatic spread, as well as admits to exaggerating benefits of the shots to increase uptake.
Unfortunately for everyone, we need a lot more SADS before they change course.
they are just following orders, you know that ! Just like the ss soldiers.
But it couldn’t happen here! Right?
it is amazing how sheepish people are everywhere. I just don't understand.
And they'll do it again.
Yes, sir, they will. Until they don't need to anymore.
And some of them are STILL DOING IT!
This will be short. I’m too depressed to make more of an effort. I’m an ICU RN, working at a large teaching/research hospital. I’m unvaxed & have a religious exemption. I’ve lost my family and my friends. My parents died. My brother & his family have rejected me bc of my unvaxed status. Very few ppl at my hospital are unvaccinated and I’m considered a trouble maker, a religious nut, a conspiracy theorist. Every shift is dangerously understaffed bc of staff illness & death. I’ve learned not to ask about ppl I haven’t seen in a while…. RNs & MDs disappear…. they are having strokes & MIs. Some are dead. The “fortunate “ ones are simply in quarantine, battling another C19 infection. And yet, the majority of my colleagues refuse to question the jab. Most days I manage. Today isn’t one of those days. I feel so pessimistic & angry. I’m lonely & I’m tired.
That's powerful testimony. Thanks, and blessings to you, August.
I like your focus on fatigue. I'm also so weary of this SCAM.
It is truly UNBELIEVABLE that people STILL think that any of the interventions work or were EVER needed.
Hang in there! Nurse here that was fired after 16 years . Worked through the pandemic with respiratory patients, Trachs and vents, ran neb treatments the whole time. Watched as the higher ups at the facility snuck their family members in the back door to cut the line for the jab . Shameful ! Fired a handful of us for not getting the shot.
Fellow coworker 35 years as a great nurse left nursing. They wonder why there’s a shortage. I feel your pain every day. I have little faith in the medical establishment. Currently working at another facility that took my exemption but am astonished and depressed by what I’ve seen over the past 2 years.
Lost respect for so many people I use to work with. Such sheep
Very good friend went into hospital administration early 2020 and she is hook line and sinker brainwashed. I have a very hard time having any interactions with her anymore. Hospitals weren’t allowing any exemptions and she was completely on board with this. I was shocked and appalled. She would probably turn me in one day. She’s small town raised and very religious.
Money ("vaxx" money) will change many people. Look at our politicians; look at persons who will do anything for the next promotion.
I’m sorry Sherry. Glad you found another job. But working in HC is getting more frustrating every day.
It sounds absolutely horrible. Try to hang in there - I was harrassed and finally rejected by family member, lost my in class teaching job, and have been restricted most of last winter from going anywhere by our draconian mandates. I still cannot travel freely without testing and quarantining. However, we are right, and eventually everyone will know that. The truth will out - they can't hide it forever. We will be vindicated. And - best of all - you have maintained control over your body, and protected your health - the most important thing!
I’m in healthcare too. Vascular surgery. The amount of disease I’ve seen in young people is unbelievable. Been doing this for 15yrs. It’s incredibly depressing and I understand where you are emotionally and spiritually. I feel physically sick every time I’m in the hospital. Your not alone
Dear August. Find a freedom fighter group near you. They are out there. I also found a wide awake church near me. Being with like-minded souls is very healing. Also there are many new alternative (functional/integrative) medical practices opening up all over the US who desperately need nurses to staff these new practices. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you.
I am so sorry you're going through all this horror and it's getting you down. Please don't give up and I hope you can connect with another sane person. You know that you are not alone in your experiences. I wish I could give you a huge, real, physical hug.
I'm so sorry. You have suffered and lost more than most of us have. Hugs and courage to you.
August, I'm sorry for your situation. My RN spouse has worked with a Religious Exemption in two major hospitals (both Catholic) in our city, under similar conditions. She inquired about an RE from the first one, but was told "we don't give RE's." She requested one anyway, and got it. (The same charge nurse asked her "Why didn't you tell me we gave REs?" - seriously.)
Just recently changed to the second hospital. Told the recruiter in no uncertain terms "I'm not going there without an RE." Was told "the hospital has a committee that meets to determine whether to grant an RE." RE paperwork was extremely invasive, e.g., "Give several examples of how your religious views are obvious in your daily life." Submitted paperwork, RE granted in less than an hour. (Apparently the committee reads very quickly. LOL)
That's heartbreaking. My sister is an RN at a large hospital and you sound like her although she hasn't mentioned RNs and MDs disappearing - only that the hospital is woefully understaffed. She never gets sick. And thankfully, our siblings and their spouses are on the same page.
I admire and respect you. I’m not an RN, but my daughter is. Surgical circulator at a hospital in the Phoenix area. Managed to get a religious exemption. Constantly ill with sinus/respiratory stuff due to her being required to mask during her entire shift (instead of only during surgery). It’s all so evil- there’s really no other way to describe it. I’m with you, for what it’s worth.
Thank you! It’s worth A LOT! You made my day. I agree… we are dealing with evil. Like your daughter, I too am muzzled at work.
Take heart. Me too. Get outside. Take some nature walks w/o device. Where did colleagues "leave off" with their critical thinking? So much legit science has been put forth, yet egos block intellect with so many low-grade MDs, who knew? I though learning was supposed to be ongoing in medicine? Check out Drs. McCullough & Malone if you haven't. Peace to you August.
This hits me too. I am not on speaking terms with much of my immediate family. I relented with my parents, because they are old and are victims of the propaganda machine. My siblings on the other hand should have known better, and until they admit they were wrong, I have no need to have them near my kids.
Hi August. I feel like you most days. The fear in this society is off the charts, and not any way to live a meaningful life. I don't know your religious background, but you may feel a little comfort in this:
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
Of Everything But What Really Matters
https://narrowpath.substack.com/p/be-afraid-be-very-afraid?r=171xjv&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
While flying to Hawaii last week, a family sitting behind us were all masked up...we were not. The mother says to her 10 or 11 year old son "keep your mask over your nose, I don't want you to end up in the hospital..." I didn't see what happened, I just heard it. When getting off the plane, I saw the mother, in two or three masks, with the outer mask sporting her Ukraine flag. The husband never spoke, at least I never heard him talk. The poor kids just had that "deer in the headlights" type stare.
I feel bad for the kids, they have no chance. I'm sure they are jabbed as well.
Yes, kids living in a mother's Prison of Fear. What a great family!
I'd imagine that husband hasn't spoken in quite a long time.
HA! Exactly what I was thinking...
Men often lead lives of quiet desperation.
No one’s happy if Mama ain’t happy.
Some mama's are never happy.
True
😂😂
DeepState
..... it's the English way ....
GM always wins the prize for best comments...
Maybe it’s time he spoke up.
My son and I booked a flight to Hawaii as soon as the mask mandate went away to go visit my family. Got stuck next to two crazies that took hand sanitizer to their whole surrounding area and wore N95s (except to eat and drink so they were totally safe!)
My son and I manage to stay out of the hospital even though we dared to fly with naked faces. If I truly feared that my kids would end up in the hospital, I wouldn't take a six hour flight, even with masks.
But they have to be around other people. This has nothing to do with health and everything to do with virtue signaling.
Always a beta male “leading” the family
Hope they got to take their masks off on the beach...if they were allowed to go that is....sand is dirty!
Before all of this I had a preschool age child for speech therapy. Mom always came with a mask on. I just thought maybe she had bad allergies or something so never asked. As sessions went on with the little girl, she would ask me if there were germs on whatever we happened to be doing-a game, flash-cards, books. I finally got fed up and said "Yes, there are germs EVERYWHERE! Germs are good for you!" I wonder if she ever told her mom what I said and often think about what further damage this mom did the last 2+ years. Poor kids.
Imagine if you told her that common colds are good for you (which they are, as they upgrade your immune system constantly). You'd be in prison for threatening to kill everyone.
yup!!
Imagine such a miserable existence
Be a light for those kids
Hope I was...but mom probably "won" this time.
We only regain our senses one at a time
Plant a seed
And when I do I get yelled at...I was "planting seeds" in Walmart in April of 2020 telling people "I am not sick" while trying to shop normally and not heeding the "one way" arrows. It was over for me then!
A good example of the irreparable damage being done to children.
These stories are excellent! Varied, short, to the point. and a combination of funny and sad.
But mostly sad. Very sad.
It's important to remember/record how crazy this has all been. Sincere thanks for contributing to this compilation.
The number of sad broken brains from the scamdemic is astounding. I will admit there are far fewer people down here in SC wearing masks and most everyone I encounter is back to normal. There are a few here who continue to mask up. The worst offender I saw was the Chinese restaurant in my small town. They had sealed the space between the counter/kitchen and the restaurant itself (chairs/tables still roped off to the side) and built a makeshift wall out of plexiglass, plywood and corrugated. The cashier is behind the plexiglass with a microphone/speaker set up. Money and food are exchanged through a double flapped box which I think is supposed to act as an airlock but nearly had me doubled over in laughter. Oh and the attorney during my closing (me and my real estate agent the only others in the room unmasked) did the entire closing with a useless cloth mask on.
The saddest personal experience was my Uncle's unveiling last August. Family was a mix of ages, some of us still purebloods. So the ceremony happens, a mix of masked and unmasked folk. Most of us go to the local diner afterwards (don't ask its a family tradition). When done, my father invites an aunt and uncle to come back to the house which they do. They settle on one couch in the living room, they remove their dopey N95s and my folks and I settle on the opposing couch. An hour later, my father reveals that the children and I are not jabbed. Gosh the horror. My aunt looks panicked. She quickly puts her mask back on, they stand up and beat feet out of the house. I haven't heard much about/from these relatives to this day as they've now found out that their once highly respected niece is one of them dirty unwashed conspiracy loving unvaxxed.
Triple Feature Cringefest!
When we sold a house in another state, the notary called and requested that when he came to our house would everyone in the house please be masked. I told my husband oh hell no you don't come into my home and require I wear a mask so we set up a table in our garage and left the door open. He came wearing a mask and gloves and proudly stated that he was fully vaccinated. Absolutely nuts!
You had the right approach. You can't dictate to me what I do in my home. It has been amusing to see the differences between NJ (northeast NJ at that) and SC. In NJ, everyone coming to the house, be it someone buying my loom off Facebook marketplace to the exterminator, wore a mask. Here, I've had in home deliveries from Amazon for a couch, AT&T installing my internet connection, Home Depot setting up appliances, and folks from the builder all in and out of the new house since 7/8. Not a single mask amongst them nor one hanging on an arm or sticking out of a pocket. Its refreshing!
I've had the same experience after moving from Michigan to Tennessee last November. And yes, it is refreshing.
Please keep your old lines of voting in the state from which you Ran! :)
Absolutely. It irks me to no end when transplants escaping from other states bring their failed politics with them. Please stay away!
Welcome to a better life in a better place - reading this made me smile!😊
Thank you! Only in my 3rd week here but have loved every minute even with the expense and all the work! No regerts at all!
As a fellow SC transplant, thanks for posting.
Happy to report mostly minimal masks from day 1 here in the greater Hilton Head area.
Meant to ask from where did you transplant to SC?
Thank you! I’m in the midlands area. I wish I’d been here much earlier. But I had twins in 10th grade and didn’t want to uproot them. Didn’t consider SC until living through the totalitarian regime in NJ and sought a freer life. The lack of snow is a bonus! I suspect this area near Columbia had higher mask uptake as it does seem to be the bluest area of the state. There’s minimal masking as I go into various stores but it is all peaceful and no dirty looks as I walk around showing my full face. If they want to cling to that that’s their problem. The rest of us are living free!
Please keep your old lines of voting in the state from which you Ran! :)
Never fear. I didn’t vote that way in my old state and surely won’t ruin my new state :)
don't go to restaurants like that, let them go bankrupt
I generally don't just like I won't walk into a store that requires masks. I'll take my dollars elsewhere. I did this one time since it was getting late and the sidewalks were rolling up in this sleepy southern town. My daughter and I were getting hungry and it was either there or fast food. Probably should have gone with the fast food as this place was pretty terrible.
What's an unveiling?
It is a Jewish ceremony that happens somewhere around the 1 year mark after someone has passed. There is a graveside ceremony where the headstone is "unveiled" and revealed. Prayers are said. Tears are cried and people are hugged.
when Jews die, they don't unveil the tombstone until a year passes, at which point they have a ceremony
Could you share why that is? I'm unfamiliar with the concept and would like to understand the (likely religious) underpinnings for this practice.
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/281634/jewish/A-Jewish-Unveiling-of-a-Tombstone.htm
Our local Chinese food restaurant - in the middle of Indiana where many people never bought into Coronamania - STILL has this setup inside their business. I’ve rarely seen anyone masked in over a year around here, (with the exception of medical offices and hospitals, which refuse to drop their mask “mandates” until the CDC drops the recommendation) and only the random nuts still act like Covid is a big deal…but that “anti-Covid” plexiglass and plastic sheeting still remains up at the local Chinese restaurant.
I wonder what it is about Chinese restaurants that had them react like this. My encounter was on July 15 of this year in the middle of South Carolina. I really was surprised since I don’t recall seeing anything remotely like this in NJ before I left. I really hate seeing cashiers in stores wearing masks and behind small plexiglass shields. Marxist class struggle in action.
As I've stated before, I am a bit thankful for the scamdemic because now I know which of my former friends and family would rat me out to the authorities if it ever came to that. Another side benefit: I'm down to half a box of Christmas cards.
True. It has shown me who can think and who can't.
Most can't.
Might that not be better phrased "won't think"?
Not sure where that line is.
Observation re a comment from the famous 'stacker, Mark Oshinskie.
"True. It has shown me who can think and who can't."
My contention is that, while many people CAN’T think, many more simply WON’T.
I see many who just don’t want to take the time away from their busy lives to study or care. I guess as long as “they” don’t have any symptoms its something else not the jab/jabs.
I saw a post a while back that made a strong case for technology driven narcissism being the REAL plague.
Some don’t even have to study or take a break from their busy lives of playing candy crush. My parents fall into that category. I repeatedly shared info that I found from team reality and didn’t get much traction. My father’s reaction was “muh too many facts and figures in there” or tl;dr. Mom sort of joined team reality at least towards the vax when I got her to read RFK’s book on fauci and only did because it wasn’t written by a dirty republican.
I’m with Mark on this call, can’t is the word. For smart educated people can’t think outside the box.
Gonzalo Lira's tough-love explication comes to mind:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/1yQmCocGwTya/
This is one I've mentioned before. Remember when Faux-xi / Birx told us we must not eat Thanksgiving with our families? One of my wife's relatives made a huge deal about it, and even setup a picnic table outside her dining room window for visiting relatives, heads of state, etc. (Complete, of course, with loads of virtue signaling photos on FascistBook.) It happened that it was dreadfully cold that Thanksgiving too.
Within 3 days, the same uber-virtue relative posted a pic of herself and several of her jowliest BFFs sitting in a very crowded restaurant - literally should-touching-shoulder.
Sounds like our beloved Gavin N. from California.
🤣. I revised my will.
Fellow denizen of the Pacific Coast Autonomous Zone, north-southern division. During this entire time we've formed freedom groups here in SF & all over the bay area and got together w/picnics, dance lessons, houses bursting at the seams for holiday meals, soccer matches, you name it, while the fearful cowered alone inside. Well, the normies are creeping out, and one of the young women (keeping her mask on during practices) my wife plays soccer with, finally decided to have her wedding, at an outdoor venue in Marin County. We were invited, and I asked my wife if they needed a vaxpass, and she said the couple knew we weren't vaxxed, & since there was nothing written on the invite, we accepted the invitation. Then I realized that my dress shirts were either too small or too stained, so I rushed ordered a couple of them mailorder to arrive before the big day. The day the shirts arrived, my wife received an email announcing that all guests were to show either proof of vax or a negative test from the previous 48-hours pre-wedding day. Well, we don't play any of that game, and we sent the couple our apologies. 2 days after the wedding, the bride sent out an A-Z message that a few guests had come down with COVID. Fancy that. At least I have a couple of new dress shirts for my next fancy event in Florida or Texas.
Email them for a gift return.
I live about 90 minutes from the bay area and have to go often (I loathe it b/c of the insanity/depressed state of folks) due to work, family or friends. Would love to connect with these freedom groups.
There's pretty much one in every county, and they try to meet a few times a month. I'm in Sane Francisco and our main organizer has a substack: https://sanefrancisco.substack.com/. Also Marin Freedom Rising has one I believe. Not sure about Save Our Sonoma, Luminary Village (east bay), Harmony Village (peninsula), but most also have telegram groups. Email me at dougyoung2009@protonmail.com and I might be able to get you more info about upcoming events.
The Cheeseboard in Berkeley is still closed for weekend lunch service. I emailed them a year ago and they attributed to COVID. I had to email back (kinda trolling and curious at the same time) as to when they'd be back open. Now they're telling me that they're having staffing issues.
I live in Berkeley and would love to learn of freedom groups in the East Bay. Nabolom Bakery, a descendant of the Cheeseboard, still requires masks and the person taking orders is still behind plexiglass. Meanwhile they have a mural on their window which says Black Lives Matter/Defund The Police/End White Supremacy and Keep The Fire Burning. Figures.
I used to love Nabolom when I lived in that neighborhood. Hadn't thought about them for years, but they were so woke 20 years ago so I'm not surprised.
This is the mini mural at Nabolom I mentioned:
https://imgur.com/a/Idfo3CS
Keep the fire burning? I don't think the rather ill-tempered lesbian co-owner would appreciate if that fire came to her nice bakery.
The pizza and baked goods continue to be excellent but now there's still no place inside the space to enjoy them. I have the sense that the masking there will continue indefinitely.
Ever see live music at the Freight and Salvage, Doug? They've had a very nice downtown location since 2009. They, too, require masks and pseudo-vax checks. And yes it says Black Lives Matter on their marquee. Meanwhile Yoshi's in Jack London Square has none of that nonsense.
Ripple, are there any restaurants, bars, bakeries that are still worth a trip from the central valley? I used to visit Berkeley, and the East Bay, often (great wine shop - Vintage Berkeley) but have been reluctant to go because of masks, plexiglass and in-your-face social justice nonsense.
Yes there are, most of them have dropped the mask nonsense. There's the rooftop bar/restaurant called Study Hall atop the recently opened Residence Inn downtown. Pricey but good food and drink and great views. I also highly recommend Fournée Bakery by the Claremont. No more masking required but they limit the number of people inside their small space.
‘Til ADE do they part
I'm in the same freedom groups and I know stories like this. Chances are that those requirements come from the venue, but the organizers can't pass on this specific venue, got a good deal, got coerced into those conditions or something. It's like, you have to put yourself in the friend's shoes, she was required to send this message but doesn't mean it. Don't worry, flash your fake vx card/test, nobody is really checking. It's all very corrupt. Covid incubation period is longer than 2 days.
Sure, they said it was the venue, amazingly called the The Outdoor Art Club. I won't use a fakey, I need to fight this until no one can ever do it to us again (& the couple would be curious why about we changed our mind about all this). If we play the game, we're no different than those totalitarian countries were people lead their public life playing by the rules & their private life behind closed doors.
It's still compliance, I have a great suspicion it's by design. And the friend already chose her side by sending that message.
good for you! all my friends in nyc have the fake card. somebody gave me one for my birthday, either i threw it out or misplaced it. i keep telling them this is a workaround, wait til it goes digital - and it will - and then everybody will be zucked. good thing we have lots of bars, restaurants etc. that don't comply.
Sad Covid Vax Story:
My brother-in-law is currently triple vaxxed. Days after third shot/booster, he got pericarditis. He's been on medication for many months now - unable to get off without inflammation returning again. My hubs had hoped to share with him the statistics on the vax and heart inflammation but couldn't muster up the courage (?) after his brother shared with him his enthusiasm to get his next booster in the fall. Mercifully my brother-in-law's cardiologist suggested he wait for his next booster until his heart inflammation is under control. Leaving my husband and I confused as to what to pray for - 1) long term inflammation or 2) recovery and booster.
In the original Pfizer trials, anyone that developed a bad reaction after the first shot was kicked out of the study. Pfizer recognized bad reactions as a red flag to stop administering the shot since they didn't want to risk the appearance of safety.
It's incredible to see the brainwashing of doctors so complete that they continue encouraging people with bad reactions to keep getting these shots. Critical thinking completely wiped out.
There's a sad video going around of a 29 year old woman on tiktok with horrible eczema. She says she barely had it before the vax. And after each of her three (3!) shots, it got progressively worse each time. At the end she is crying she just did what everyone was telling her to do.
What's sad is that she doesn't have the inner courage to stand up for herself.
Personally, I think some people deserve some grace. At the start at least; if you weren't paying very close attention you'd be suckered in. I came very close to getting jabbed until my sister told me she wasn't going to so I started looking. The lies and pressure were so incessant that instinctively I knew it was a total scam. Then a relentless hunt for the truth ensued.
Amongst my siblings, the 2 men got jabbed & the 3 women refused. I'm lucky that it was not a point of contention - although my crazy-lib brother who in 1970 thought the planet would kill us by 1980 practiced passive aggression by messaging via FB "cartoons" about people thinking they were smarter than The Scientists. I "unfriended" him. 🤷♀️
Inner courage or lack of self-worth?
I believe that the heart issues during the early trials is why the msm started included heart issues as a side effect of covid itself long before the trial was over and the EUA was granted to hide the fact that we were going to see a huge number after the vax rolled out.
Well, here's a link to a FDA presentation from Oct 22, 2020 (BEFORE vaccines were rolled out). A slide will fly by with a duration of about 1/4 second (they skipped over this on purpose). Slow it way down, refresh the link and pause it when it gets to that slide. You'll see that they knew about specific adverse events before it was rolled out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XTiL9rUpkg&t=9219s
Unbelievable.
Same story with "friend's" husband after 2nd vax. He ended up at Mt. Sinai for heart ablation. They are in total denial that this could have anything to do with the vaxx. The doc reassured them that this damage to his heart would have been something that was in the works for a long time. The moral of the story: "The vaxx is safe an effective. Yay." 🤮
I have two 21yr old nieces with boosters and heart issues. Ablation, pacemakers, and meds recommended. 21!!! 21!!! Parents are putting it on stress. I’ve given them info. Now I’m cut off. Unreal literally. I work in healthcare so I’m not blind.
Wow! Are your colleagues in healthcare mainly blind or are some "awakening?"
A few… but not a single one wants to really talk about anything. Truly bizarre.
But again they were all mandated shots so perhaps denial is their state of mind.
Maybe. It would take a lot of psychological strength to reconcile the cognitive dissonance.
I did it!!! But I’m a pretty independent person so not easily swayed especially when it’s so flipping obvious.
I know at least 5 vaxxed people who went into AFib.
Me, too!
😢
Maybe he's doing what he legally can (without risking his medical license) to tell your brother-in-law to not get another shot.
3 - Pray for common sense
My own story is thus: I was rooming in.a big old place near the university I was studying at. I was studying teaching. The guy that owned the place decided I should leave because I wasn’t vaxxed. He was worried that it might impact on his ability to go see his ailing father in a nursing home. I told him how absurd that position was. Unable to combat my logic he resorted to lying. He told me the neighbours had complained about me. I checked with all the neighbours and none of them had ever said a word. I confronted Mr Landlord with his lie and he told me to leave. I had nowhere to go and I could no longer study as the university required everyone to be jabbed. It was mandatory at the time to be jabbed if you went into a school which I was - doing placements. So I turned to my parents who have a large home and were happy to accommodate me for a while. They too however became anxious about my unclean status and also delivered an ultimatum. I either get jabbed or find another place to live. I left and went and lived in the forest for a while. I am a fairly experienced bushwalker so I have some equipment and a little know how. It was summer so it was quite pleasant to be in the southern forests but not ideal as you can imagine. My girlfriend has a little granny flat that she rents and she would let me stay with her but again the landlady wasn’t overly keen on me staying. Fortunately I found a place. It is 200km away but it was cheap and all mine. It’s a long term housesitting arrangement whereby I pay for the amenities. The mandates have been lifted for jabs in schools so I could return to study but the whole thing has left a bad taste in my mouth. I feel betrayed by many people and institutions. I’m not sure what I will do next but for now I have a roof over my head for the winter. Well done to all of you who maintained your dignity over the past 2+ years. You are brave, you are the warriors we sorely need these days.
That's really sad that people were so crazy and disloyal. And interesting. Living in the woods?! Enjoyable but I only want to do that voluntarily.
I, too, got ostracized by a person I thought was my friend. It made me think he wasn't very smart.
I only lived in the woods out of desperation. It was impossible at the time to find accommodation being an untermensch. I didn’t fancy sleeping rough in the city. It was a mixed blessing. It taught me a lot about my own personal power but simultaneously I struggled with the social betrayal and ostracism. Looks like we both lost friends.
Yes, but your story is more compelling than mine is.
Thanks.
This is trivial compared to terrible things like families divided, but one thing that sticks out to me as a special example of covid stupidity is when the province of Ontario decided you could enter stores to buy groceries, but not other items. So what did stores like Walmart do that sell both? Why, rope off the non-food merchandise with caution tape, of course! You could browse and buy to your heart's delight if all you wanted was food, but God forbid you wander an aisle over and try to buy a garbage bin - the virus was waiting for that moment to jump out and get you, apparently. Oh, but makeup was considered essential and not roped off!
That is a very trenchant story that needs to be retold a million times.
If stuff like this didn't tell you this was a scam, how do you tie your shoes?
Well, here in the People's Republic of Frau Whitmer (aka - Michigan), my daughter and I decided to work on a project - a phonograph cabinet for her in March/April 2020 during our "2 weeks to stop the spread" - or more functionally known as 2 years to flatten the economy. . . . At the local Home Depot, we could not buy stain for the cabinet - you know - yellow caution tape and stuff - but. . . , we could order it online and have it sent TO THE EXACT SAME STORE for pick-up. Clown world.
Hahaha wow, that's amazing. That reminds me of another piece of idiocy. For a while at my local pet store we had to ring a bell outside the door so someone would come out and serve us. One day I did so, only to have the employee inform me that according to the government we could no longer do that, instead we had to call the store to place an order. He told me to walk a few metres down the sidewalk and call. I did so, he took my order, then I walked back to the store and rang the bell and he came out and gave it to me.
Science is real man can get pragnent
My oldest son has a small business in Ontario. One of his main suppliers requires drivers to show proof of vaccination, and wear a mask, to be loaded with gravel in a 40 acre yard. (They don't get out of the truck!)
Wow.
Equal and still astounding as the mask obsessed come into a restaurant sit down and eat and boof! there's no Covid there either. Amazing these little viruses, aren't they?
I now recall last summer when a married couple visiting in town invited me to come have dinner with them at a restaurant. Within 5 minutes of sitting my lady friend asked in a chastising voice whether I had been vaxed yet? No, I replied I have natural immunity from a previous covid bout. They were both masked. Then her husband got very testy with me about not wearing a mask to which I replied, haven’t you been vaxed 2x, do you not believe the vaxes will protect you. What are you worried about? I was very confused by his lack of faith in the jabs. Plus, He was going to take his mask off soon anyhow to eat!!! It didn’t make sense to me!!!! I almost got up and left the restaurant but held on to avoid a scene etc. We ceased friendship for a while afterwards and never really resumed it totally like before this incident.
It's Science!
This happened here in France as well.
Supermarkets had those plastic “do not trespass crime scene” tapes in front of many “non essential items”.
We couldn’t buy socks, underwear, children’s toys, make up… Regarding children’s clothes, it was possible to buy clothes for babies up to 2yo but not for older ones. It was forbidden to buy books as well, even though bookstores were open. Books in supermarkets were dangerous but those in the bookstores weren’t.
Last December it was forbidden to have a drink or a coffee standing in bars. People had to sit. The virus was dangerous only from a certain height and above.
And now the circus continues with the energy crisis our own governments have created from scratch because they have decided to sanction Russia. “Turn your wifi off”, “wash this and that when you take a shower”…
I am sooooooooooooooo fed up with these people!
I thought the French were supposed to be smart.
Well, this government is all devoted to uncle Klaus and, cherry on the cake, they are incompetent as well. A hell of a combo.
We have our share of “💉🇺🇦 🐑 “ here, but thankfully quite a lot of resistance as well.
Stories like this leave me speechless...? Could there be a more glaring example of the true purpose of these measures? 100% theater/punitive, 0% legitimate concern for public health/safety? Unbelievable
In one of our stores in Australia they did that too and underwear was in the non essential bit. Glad I wasn’t down to my last pair!
You could always wear the face diaper on your butt.
Astonishing. I guess they expected us to order that stuff on line. Yes, here clothing was also "non-essential".
You will wear nothing and be happy.
I sat next to a lady on a plane to Seattle who was flying in to look after her granddaughter. Her son and DIL were expecting Baby #2-due very soon. She was a nice lady and was wearing a N95 mask over a medical mask. She was jumping through hoops set by her son-vaxxed and boosted. She had to send pics of herself masked while in the airport/plane to reassure her son.
The son was a crazy super smart engineer for one of the big tech companies here-previously working in Silicon Valley before migrating to Seattle. When Baby#1 came, the lady on the plane confessed she and her husband had to change clothes in the garage and run to their rooms to shower before entering her son's main house. This was during the Covid panic when they were trying to make us afraid of our mail.
I was unmasked and unvaxxed. The more we talked she didn't care that I was. She felt the Son was overreacting but she wasn't going to go against his wishes because she wanted to see her grandchildren. Note: Her husband (the Grandpa) decided to stay home.
Truly, deeply pathetic.
Painful to read.
But thanks for capturing our "Best and Brightest" in action.
Grandma shoulda stayed home. People have agency. They didn't say "No" often enough.
I live in the Pacific Coast Autonomous Zone. We still see maskers out on trails-walking and biking. On Sunday, while waiting on the corner to cross the street, a Mom in a fancy Volvo made a turn in front of us. She had the windows open, was double masked, and her kids were masked too. Safest car in the world! Ugh. They will keep voting Dem-this insanity will continue. So what if Seattle is destroyed. Yes. we contemplate moving. *sigh*
I'm on the Kitsap Peninsula. Things were never that bad here. I own a tavern and brewery. We put all the stupid signs out but never required masking. I never wore a mask. We had a few customers get a bit testy about it but this isn't Seattle. I went to a baseball game on Wednesday. The third time I've been to Seattle since clown world. It seems to be getting better finally.
I think it is better but… During our heatwave I was outside at a table having lunch. A smartly dressed Mom in her 30’s and her two kids (7-10) walked passed by wearing their fitted N95s. I’m sure the kids were vaxxed. It’s insane. I still see people driving alone with their masks on. This was on the Eastside. 🤷♀️
If there was a prize for swallowing the most Kool Aid, I'm sure Seattle would win it. A majority of people here are still fully masked in the supermarkets and often walking deserted streets on their own. The guv'nor has recently recommended a 'voluntary' indoor mask mandate as case numbers rise again.
The first time I went to Seattle during covid we met my wife's uncle for dinner in the U district. When my wife asked I said no at first since I was antimask. I changed my mind because I had to see it for myself. Couldn't believe my eyes. Nearly 100 percent outdoor mask compliance. We might have been the only two. We ate at Din Tai Fung whick we had to wear a mask to our table. It had been turned into a plexiglass maze. Through the plexiglass I could observe several people taking their mask to the side. Taking a bite. Putting their mask back on. I think this was summer of 2020? I didn't return to Seattle until May of 2022 to watch a hockey game. I just went to a baseball game and walked around a bit before that. Seems to be getting better? Fauci was at the game before and got booed. Not sure if that was from hillbillies like me going to Seattle but that was nice to see
Reminds me of the (many, many) times in Seattle I saw people driving alone in a Tesla with their masks on. This is even more ridiculous when you find out that Teslas have a "Bioweapon Defense Mode" that triggers ultra-filtration of the outside air.
https://www.tesla.com/blog/putting-tesla-hepa-filter-and-bioweapon-defense-mode-to-the-test
THIS is how we kill grandma. Hold the grandkids hostage unless grandma complies with the jabbing.
Awful.
It's truly evil how people have used the emotional leverage of denying access to family to force people to comply with this stupidity.
Proud of her for continuing despite all of that. Those poor kids though.
Ayyy I had forgotten about my niece who made all packages and groceries quarantine in the garage for a week before they came in the house. . Except the new dishwasher and when I asked her about that she said they'd sprayed it down and anyways, the box was in the sun. . . Everyone coming home had to disrobe in the garage and then immediately jump in the shower. . . Including washing the hair.
Insane. We don't talk any more.
Do you think they are now embarrassed by how crazy they were, or are they still under the spell?
Or, third option: they are no longer under the spell, but they have decided to "forget" how crazy they were?
I don't know. . . I don't ask. I've lost two actual friends over this bs, and kept one who KNOWS my opinions only because we NEVER talk about her outlook, even though I would LOVE to just listen. . . But she goes straight to emotion. No logic. Then gets too upset to talk.
She was a "if it only saves one life" virtue-signaller.
Smart grandpa.
Grandpa is smart. Grandma should have zoomed the visit. The safest way without any of the theater.
The entire Tour de France was COVID lunacy unchecked.
These athletes, (many of whom were jabbed) after completing 180+km mountain stages in the Alps and Pyrenees were required to wear masks during pre and post race interviews…OUTDOORS! So too were the staff and team support members.
The ultimate display of this dysfunction was after the end of the penultimate stage when the girlfriend and child of the declared winner, Jonas Vingegaard, were wearing face diapers while hugging each other. Thankfully, they discarded them after a few hugs.
If I were a televised athlete and the interviewer had a mask on I would point out that I had just played a game going face-to-face with other players for 2 hours and ask the interviewer, "Why are you wearing that phony mask?"
Yes, go ahead and fine me.
Where were those who could have used the mic to speak against madness?
That AND the fact that there were tens of thousands of unmasked fans yelling and screaming in their faces during the steep climbing sections.
Gino Bartali must be turning in his grave. RIP
I agree Silverbullitt. We watched every minute of every stage. I flipped out watching the cyclists forced to put a mask on to be interviewed, while they were still gasping for air. And the podium presentations - Good Lord!! I cheered when the winners had the balls to take the masks off for photographers. But did you notice the French President did not have a mask on while being driven around the course in the VIP car!?!
Yep. Hypocrites all of 'em. They're gonna be switching jerseys real soon.
As a long time fan of the Tour, I was sure hoping, even counting on an athlete to either refuse or toss the mask in protest. Didn’t happen.
Tadej Pogacar was a refusenik during the later stages.
Bravo Tadej!
I did catch commentator Bob Roll talking about constant “vagueries of TDF Covid rules” when announcing the riders forced to abandon and allowed to stay with “positive” tests.
I have to be 40-hour Hazwoper trained for work, with an 8-hour annual refresher. This requirement has to do with handling hazardous waste.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAZWOPER
I am no longer certified, because my office's Industrial Hygienist (IH) was going to require me to wear a mask to attend, because I am unvaccinated. I reminded him that paper/cloth masks don't stop anything smaller than a leaf or a bee, and that true air filtering for a virus will only be accomplished by a P100 filter, with a sealed mask. The IH told me that a surggical mask will stop the covid virus. I couldn't stop laughing when I was told I could not attend, unmasked. This IH is a person, who, supposedly, understands how respirators work, how the filters function, why a mask needs to seal, how beards cannot be worn, etc. Covidian's are part of a religion, not a science.
At least when office people don't understand you can kind of get over it. But people working with hazardous substances? It must be really comical. Also must wear mask after everyone already jabbed and 'fully' protected?
It's a cult
Welcome to Jonestown
Try the Flavorade. Grape is my personal favorite but people say the Orange is good too.
We also have Kool-Ade in various flavors. Drink up
Imagine disinviting your own mother from your wedding because you're afraid of getting a flu... that you've already had, despite having the thing that was supposed to keep you from getting it, that your mother doesn't and thus you think she's a danger to you.
This level of stupidity confuses me as to whether to laugh or cry.
And it's in a National Park!
Well ... you know those National Parks are cheek-by-jowl these days. [hard eye roll]
"Too stupid to live..." It would be comfortable to "blame mother", but to paraphrase Einstein, "Genius has its limits, but stupidity is infinite".
So everyone’s family has a crazy aunt, right? I promised my Dad on his death bed I’d look after his sister. She was never married, lived in CT. Only living relatives were my brother (CA) and me (MD). Beneficiary of her will was the ASPCA - except for personal items that went to me such as pictures of my Dad (super grateful for that!!!) I visited her regularly, cleaned, got her food, washed her sheets. Kept her in her house as long as possible.
Just before the pandemic, she became unable to care for herself and was moved into a nursing home. My last visit (I had no idea it was the last) I brought her pictures of her parents and grandparents and listened to her disjointed stories about all of them. Promised her I’d come back soon. Spoiler alert: I didn’t.
Covid lockdowns happen, I can’t visit. Then she becomes very ill. But, no visitors allowed, b/c Covid. So she died absolutely alone. (No idea of what; no copy of death cert b/c the CT folks were all home b/c of Covid at the time.)
OK, funeral? Nope, nobody from outside of CT and less than 5 people could attend. So, she not only died alone, she died un-mourned by those who loved her.
OK, burial????? Nope, nobody AT ALL could be allowed into the NYC cemetery b/c Covid. So in a nutshell, she died, alone, mourned by nobody she loved, buried alone. My heart still breaks, and I hope my father can forgive me.
Wow.
Speechless.
It's not you that needs to be forgiven, but the demons that run this society. God sees and he knows you did all you could, and did nothing wrong. God also knows these demons who are destroying society will never repent.
The people dying alone stories are the absolute worst. Even if this was the only negative outcome of lockdowns, it would be enough in my opinion to outlaw them.
@Tinaze, you did all you could. You heart shines through your writing,. Know you are forgiven.
Brutal. I'm so sorry. That has to be tough
There is nothing to forgive. What more could you have done? It's not your fault everyone lost their damn minds.